TROat the Night Out Against CrimeWhen: Thursday, August 4, 2005 4:00 to 8:00 PM

Where: McClure Park at 7th and Memorial
in Tulsa

NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME 2005

The "crowd" at the Mayor's Night Out Against
Crime was smaller this year. Thunderstorms literally
dampened the mood. Actually, I think visitors to this
year's event were more relaxed and attentive to the displays.
Except for the rain and humidity, we faced fewer distractions
this year.
One storm had cleared the area around McClure Park, 7th and
Memorial, by the time I arrived. Ed Compos K5CRQ, keeper
of the TRO PR kit, was already there helping with Tulsa Fire
Department's Kids' Safety House. The captain in charge of
the Safety House loaned us a collapsible canopy. Soon
after we had the canopy up and situated, the rain started up
again. Then it intensified. The winds whipped around
a bit, but never got very strong. The rain continued.
And continued. Then it began to taper off.
Fred Williams KD5NBR and Gary Parham KC5ZQP arrived well before
the rains stopped, but couldn't do much but wait. The rain
did stop, and we did get the PR table set up. I also set
up my ICOM IC-228H mobile in a portable configuration. I
made a few announcements about the event on the 146.94 repeater.
For ambience, I had my MFJ Pocket Morse Tutor generating random
4-character groups.
We didn't have as many visitors this time, but we were able to
give them a little more attention. One special visitor
towards the end of the event, Wyatt Bonicelli, was one of the
kids who participated in the ISS contact at the Tulsa Air and
Space Museum last December.
A big THANK YOU goes to Ed K5CRQ, Fred KD5NBR, and Gary KC5ZQP
for helping with the booth. I'd also like to say thanks to
Joe Iverson KD5KKZ for taking time from his busy schedule to
come by for a visit.